The Six Secrets to a Bulletproof Career – Guest Blog Post by Andrew Neitlich | paulacaligiuri.com
Check out this blog post.
Survival strategies
Thought for Today 2/20/11
Information Arbitrage – Preparing for and adapting to tomorrow’s world
Read Think Apply Plan Act.
(hat tip abnormalreturns.com)
More Social Networking Advice
You may not agree with all of the authors’ recommendations (I do not agree with all of their points) but you’ll find some great food for thought.
Thought for Today 2/13/11
Get Your Goals Back on Track – Heidi Grant Halvorson – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review
I think it’s important to distinguish between specificity and inflexibility. While I can’t think of a single study where specificity hurt performance, I can think of many where a dogged insistence on staying the original course proved harmful. People need to be able to respond to changing conditions. So one qualification might be “clarity is helpful when it does not rule out flexibility and responsiveness.”
Second, I think a lack of specificity at the organizational level isn’t quite the same thing as a lack at the individual level. Even in the instances you mentioned, the individual employees probably had some specific shorter-term goals they set for themselves. If you are trying out different strategies and exploring possibilities, you still benefit from having a clear idea what “successful” looks like, so you’ll know when a strategy is promising and when to switch to something else.
Great short post on goal setting and motivation. Be sure to read the comments section of this post for an interesting exchange between the author and a reader. You’ll note the quote above comes from the comment section and not the post itself.
An Expert Life Underwriter Bears Witness to the Growth of Ebooks
The slow yet steady shift from dead tree to digital versions of books is fascinating. One of my holiday presents was a Kindle. I have joined the movement.
Last year was a disappointing year in my personal book reading. I read just 30 books in 2010. The reason was simple to deduce. I spent too much time doing other things (like working).
And in recognition of the new reality I am not increasing my effort to meet my goal of reading a book a week. I’ve decided to approach this situation with more intelligence than I have in the past. Yes, I’m setting the bar lower.
Read a Book a Week is now Read a Book Every Other Week.
26 books this year should be doable, no?
Expert Life Underwriter Opinion – Create Jobs…Hire Somebody
The Yawning of a New Era | workforce.com
America’s workforce is weary. Employees of all ages report feeling fatigued, stressed, burned out or depressed, brought down by a heavier workload, layoffs and an assortment of other adverse conditions workers feel they have little or no power to control.
The hamsters are starting to fall off their wheels.
All kidding aside, this is a serious management issue. So what’s a little fatigue. A plane crash here, a truck crash there right?
All we do is put risk on the books.
So what’s a little higher error ratio?
Think Brand Strategy NOT Social Media Strategy
Sanders Says – You don’t need a social media strategy
Sanders Says – Brand strategy first, social media tactics second
You don’t need a social media strategy – You need a brand strategy that leverages social media. Don’t get off the brand strategy just because there’s a new communications channel, that’s how you lose the plot as a brand. Technology is the tail, not the dog.
Here are two links to two blog posts by Tim Sanders. If your company is struggling with social media these articles will help.
Scary Chart of the Day – 10/29/10
Calculated Risk: Housing Bust impacting Manager Mobility
One of the strengths of the U.S. labor market has been the flexibility associated with labor mobility at all levels of employment – households could easily move from one region to another for better employment. The sharp decline in house prices, leaving homeowners with significant negative equity, appears to be limiting this flexibility.
Bad times for moving companies
It’s Saturday morning and I’m not sufficiently caffeinated, sitting in my office catching up on the news when I come across this chart. So I get up and get another cup of Joe, sip and think a little more about just what this chart is telling me.
A lot.
Welcome to My World – Contingent Staffing Update 10.26.10
Special Report on Contingent Staffing: Contingency Plan | workforce.com
Staffing company officials say the pace of contingent job growth suggests a shift toward more use of temporary labor at the expense of permanent jobs. Companies had to fire thousands of workers during this downturn and are leery of ramping up permanent employment too quickly. They can more easily downsize again if they hire mainly temporary employees.
Train Your Brain
Underwriters love stuff like this!
In the business world, it’s a distinct advantage to have a brain that anticipates future demands and negotiates them well. Accurate predictions typically translate to success. Being able to envision future scenarios helps foster strategic planning and resist immediate rewards in favor of longer-term gains. The proactive brain flexibly recombines details from past experiences that, by analogy with your current surroundings, help you make sense of where you are, anticipate what will come next, and successfully navigate the transition.
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